I can never get tired of watching Blast. In the beginning, that's the longest length of time I've heard someone hold a sustained note. As a trumpet player myself, these individuals are an inspiration.

As a technical theatre student who does lighting and a trumpet player in marching band, this is the greatest thing ever.

The colorguard male lead in this is the color guard designer for the Bluecoats now. Took me a minute to recognize him- as Blast was 15-16 years ago

For anyone who's ever tried to play this, the Stan Kenton arrangement of Malaguena, and do it justice, and failed- as everyone has- only then can you truly appreciate the mastery this represents. The top end goal of brass artists everywhere. Timeless!

I think it's safe to say the percussionists are having a WONDERFUL time!

I think most people I know would've passed out from being so lightheaded after trying to play those notes in those ranges at that volume...........if only more people could appreciate such talent

Took my daughters to see them in Sarasota years ago. Man I wish they would revive this show!!!!

This is SO awesome. I was in Drum Corps for Many years. I saw this show twice...Once on Broadway, and once here in Virginia. I have the CD. These Guys and girls are amazing!!

I still love the bit of Rhapsody in Blue that they put into the solos even though I have listened to this countless times

So this is what happened to Star of Indiana? Interesting

This really brings me back. I miss all the exhausting, sweat-soaked rehearsals and endless performances...HOW ARE THE FEET? TOGETHER! HOW ARE THE LEGS? RELAXED! HOW IS THE WAIST? SQUARE! HOW ARE THE SHOULDERS? FORWARD! HOW ARE THE ARMS? UP! HOW ARE THE HANDS? READY! HOW ARE THE EYES? WITH PRIDE! HOW ARE THE EYES?? WITH PRIDE!! HOW ARE THE EYES??? WITH PRIDE!!!! ....silence.....*tears...tears of pride and sweat of unrelenting determination. The echo of PRIDE ringing in the ears.

dat circular breathing though

My band is playing this in our show this year and I was told it was inspired by this performance. Its really cool and as a clarinet player this show was super impressive to me

How did the trumpet player hold that note for SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO long? He's awesome. As is BLAST! SPECTACULAR!

I saw this show almost 20 years ago. Its still one of the best memories I have

He held that note for 3 days on my count... anyone else get a different number?

When the guy playing timpani just put everything into that last hit. lol

I need to own this so I can play it over and over and over. Seven minutes of chills and goose pimples !!!

I got to see this show live, nothing short of amazing. Part of the reason why I got into marching band myself! Over 15 years later and this show is engrained in my mind!

Everyone is talking about the music but can we just talk about the marching and those two perfect circles? 😳

The trumpet player at the beginning taught at my high school :)

This and the '88 Madison Scoutsand Roy Clarks versions are the best

I remember having to watch videos from Blast! When I was in band class in junior high school. I was and still am blown away at the technical skills and the lungs the musicians needed to have to play this piece. Let’s not forget the flexibility of the color guards. Wow.

Bring it back ! Colony High School Ontario California 2021 3A Malguena

I can watch 100 times. Love it!

Its been so great to have that soloist at the beginning as one of my band teachers! Thanks for the great year Harloff!

Im here watching this in 2021 and it still amazes me every time.

Even 7 years later this still puts a smile on my face.

Seeing BLAST live in Boston at The Wang Theater was a stunners dream!

The great thing is...if you listen to the encore performance which took place about 2 minutes later, the Sops hit a major 3rd (and I think there is one who manages a 5th) above the final tonic chord.

I remember watching this vid in HS when we were rehearsing the song... We had just started rehearsals and it sounded rough to say the least. Watching this was one of those "ooooh... THAT'S how it's done!" moments lol. I've heard many many different renditions of Malagueña throughout the years, but I still refer to this performance as the gold standard for the piece. The music, the artistry, the show.. it's all there.

Been following Blast1 for a lot of years. I can listen or watch Malaguena till the earth stands still!!!

Phenomenal, spectacular show. As far as "the note" goes, he held it longer than me and my wife's typical night of sex.

@5:50, my goodness, the sound coming out of each one of these guys has more blasting power than 1000 shotguns.

I was in the Pride of Broken Arrow in Oklahoma all 4 years of HS and we got to see Blast live twice and they are so awesome! LOVE them

That guard work is just FANTASTIC. Especially the rifle toss around 3:30. Just wow.

I had almost forgotten about this! I saw this on Broadway in June, 2001, at the old Broadway Theatre next door to the Ed Sullivan Theatre where Dave Letterman did his show. Unimaginable. They essentially did the 1961 Bill Holman arrangement that Stan Kenton played with the old, insane, can't-tame-them, loud-as-fuck Conn Mellophoniums. They blew the goddamn doors off the building. And then after 9/11, the show closed for no good reason except paranoia. Hhhhhh....

2:15 That hit gives me goosebumps EVERY TIME.

These are some of the best performers in the world ppl need to stop being imature and listen to the music

Chills & tears every single time I see this. Augh....... (sigh)

so...she'll just jump on any ol' swingin rifle? colorguard chicks, i swear.

I wish they released a Bluray for this, or at least a DVD for other regions. I had the DVD but I couldn't play it on my DVD player.

Many border high schools have done this before for decades but this is the first time I've seen it on KZfaq. This one was a treat.

I'm impressed!!!! I was in junior Drum Corps 1964-71.....we used to do this song. I don't play the horn anymore but play guitar now. You guys and gals sound great!!!!!

SWEEET. This is going into my marching band's performance. >:D

Just for the record, you don't necessarily need to use circular breathing to hold notes out that long. I can hold a note for forty seconds without it. It just takes lung capacity.

Couldn't have been a better way to start my day.... poor poor neighbors !!!

I loved seeing Blast! when it came here to East Lansing, Michigan. I recognize a few of the performers in this production from various DCI corps.

And Tim Tebow on the timpani

Great show! They only cheated a little by using picollo trumpets for the high parts.

This is an excellent Kenton style for brass with beautiful dancers.Super rendition.

that's what makes mallets a lot funner than any other instrament :) we can express our selves a lot more than anyone else :)

Good but Madison scouts did it better

Just a side note...when we all got together for the 27th Lancer Alumni back in 94, Star of Indiana donated a whole bunch of bugles to us...I have a three-valve Mellophone that was a Star of Indiana Mellophone...I treasure it!

Marched in the late 70's early 80's when Irving, TX was going Corp!! This was one of my favs to play. Not sure why Blast did not make it bigger. This is a KILLER version and it embraces all that was Corp back then. Great videow, thank you so much for sharing!!!!

That's a LONG way from the Salute to Disney show in 1985 that gave birth to this group! I'm not bashing Star at all. This, in addition to the short competitive life of the corps, is nothing less than an AMAZING achievement!! Congratulations, and I'm glad I got to see this production in person!!

What a great low brass sound. And high brass. And middle brass.

I just spend two hours trying to remember the name of this group. So glad i found it.. There is so much skill in Blast! being able to hold a stable note for a minute is pretty impressive too.

Stunning. The enthusiasm and energy. WOW

My high school will perform this for Christmas this year. Everybody in the village is thrilled. If we have tourists again, all the 25 seats in the barn will be taken and the show will no doubt be a great success.

I remember going to see this show when it was playing in New York City. My Band Parent Organization paid the way for all my marching units to go ( I was the Band Director). After experiencing this show, my students returned as different people ! They were so charged up ! Puts faith in the universality of the language that IS MUSIC ! as well as the need to constantly reinforce its importance in society ! thanks for posting ! ! ! ! ! ! !

I never get tired of this performance. Goosebumps every time! They were the best!

this has to be the best this song has ever been perfored! 5 stars.

simply brilliant! jolly well done.... magnificent...... Jimmy the Lip

Fantastic! I saw this @ the Wang in Boston,Ma with my kids. It was so great.

I saw this in Dallas in 2011 and I was completely amazed....plan to go back this year.

This, ladies and gentlemen is true musicianship! You can argue all day about who high school band is better or which DCI corps is the best...this is the pinnacle. Outstanding even after this long!! (tips hat)

This freaking trumpet player quoting Rhapsody in Blue lives rent free in my brain

Bill Holman's incredible arrangement, which is from the Capitol LP Adventures in Jazz LP, is the basis for this treatment by the Blast cast. They really kick it! Superb rendition!

La Malagueña !!!! extraordinaria interpretación !!!! Fabulosa !!!!! Será el único comentario que ha sido realizado en español ( Argentina) apesar de ser decendiente de Ingles & Frances !!!! Me encantaría que los latinos efectuen tambien sus comentarios !!!! Carlos Enrique

I didn't play this at my high school. But seriously, this was awesome. I saw it yesterday while they were in California.

Haha I can't get over that trumpet and trombone swag when they spin their instruments and then play super sexy solos

these are people that marched Star of Indiana imo the classic drum corp. so this why the marching and music is so clean!

I play saxophone and I'll admit that brass ensembles sound ten times cooler than anything woodwinds can produce. Drum and Bugle Corps do things woodwinds could never do. THERE.

Man, the couple beats of silence before the Bolero recapitulation is such an effective moment. Gets me every time!

Magnifico !!! Visually and aurally awesome. Something to watch again and again to feel good about life.

I love this so much! I get chill bumps every time I listen to it. I can't wait until I can play like those trumpets. Maybe in a few years or so. Practice practice practice...

Saw Blast a few years ago at the Cadillac Palace Theatre in Chicago. This whole group was amazing! To see them live is nothing less than thrilling.

I've lost track of how many time's I've replayed this song over the years, and I'm still doin it xD

i saw this show live on broadway. i played this tune in drum corps three times (caballeros), wrote two drills for it for my college alma mater, and two percussion charts. never got a chance to conduct it as a drum major. best tune for drum corps ever. cabs 1995 and scouts 1988 are my two favorite arrangements.

J'en ai la chair de poule ! C'est magnifique !

He is circular breathing, great technique by the way. I could certainly be part of this brass ensemble. LOVE IT!!! Viva la Tuba

17 years since i first saw this video and it still blows me away haha

I was Andy Smart's student for three months. absolutely crazy man. Jason Buckingham is also just a fantastic guy, played cornet here I believe.

@Preppym Yes Danny Boy is a classic and I feel honored that I was a part of such a phenomenal performance...

OMG Iplayed this last summer with the wisconsin ambassodors group in europe and I fell im love with it.

Very Professional! Fantastic Performance! Congratulations!!!!!!

This video, that show, the awesome preformers, I can't even put in sufficient words how this song (and the passionate people playing it) makes me feel. This song hits me at my very being. Thank you sir(or miss) for posting it.

Reminds me of my years in band and the one year we played malagueña !!! Best show ever!!

This gives me chills EVERY SINGLE TIME I watch it!

Oh to be able to move like that... I love this number, so much emotion and power.

My fave part is @ 6:20. Saw them @ Majestic Theater in San Antonio and my front row seats made me feel like I was marching with them. Awesome.

It just doesn't get any better than that! Pure joy! (Scouts 94-96)

This is the exact rendition that the Stan Kenton Band did in the 70's. Just Great!

Once again, Blast! has proven itself to be the best Show Corps around. I love it. Jammmmm. :) P.S. -- LUNGS.

Love this! - Lots of Madison Scouts influence in this. James Mason Coup d'etat!

This is a composition of the great, late Cuban composer and pianist, Ernesto Lecuona. This should be in the title, with all due respect.

I LOVE BLAST! I haven't seen them since high school (about a decade).

Just saw this live today. AND WOW THESE GUYS ARE LOUD!!! AND AMAZING!!!

Que maravilla respeto y admiración a esta hermosa obra musical los grandes músicos bailarines y a es gran señor Mauricio Ravel creador de esta obra